Securing Windows Server operating system requires a proactive and comprehensive approach. Let us start with a simple, yet vital requirement: Patch, patch, and then patch again. One of the most ...

With 2006 coming to a close, SearchWindowsSecurity.com has compiled the top five Windows server hardening tips of 2006. Testing is of course a top priority for any Windows security professional and ...

Hawaii isn’t as much fun when you’re cursing. Standing on a balcony for six and a half hours waiting for a network testing tool to work so you can test the 1.2 mile laser link that’s been up and ...

I'm starting to work on building a security-hardened template for when we start deploying Server 2019. Windows Firewall comes with all sorts of seemingly-extraneous rules allowed by default (like ...

Introduced in Windows Server 2008, Core refers to a hardening of the OS by which the attack surface of the server is minimized by removing the GUI and any unnecessary optional installations.